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Kentucky vs Wales Geography
Land area
- Kentucky has a land area of 39,485 square miles (102,267 km²), while Wales has 8,023 square miles (20,779 km²).
- Kentucky's land area is 4.9 times (392%) larger than Wales'.
Total area
- Kentucky: 40,406 square miles (104,651 km²) vs Wales: 8,023 square miles (20,779 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Kentucky's total area is 5.0 times (404%) larger than Wales'.
Length
- Kentucky is 257 miles (414 km) long from north to south; Wales is 149 miles (239 km).
- Kentucky's north-south length is 1.7 times (72%) longer than Wales'.
Width
- Kentucky spans 418 miles (672 km) east to west; Wales spans 111 miles (179 km).
- Kentucky's east-west width is 3.8 times (277%) wider than Wales'.
Highest point
- Kentucky's highest point is Black Mountain at 4,134 feet (1,260 m); Wales's is Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa) at 3,560 feet (1,085 m).
- Black Mountain is 574 feet higher than Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa).
Lowest point
- Kentucky's lowest point is Mississippi River at 270 feet; Wales's is Irish Sea at 0 feet.
- Wales's lowest point is 270 feet lower.
Kentucky vs Wales Population and History
Population
- Kentucky has a population of 4,588,372 (2024), while Wales has 3,105,000 (2022).
- Kentucky's population is 1.5 times (48%) larger than Wales'.
Population density
- Kentucky: 116.2 people per square mile vs Wales: 387.0.
- Wales' population density is 3.3 times (233%) higher than Kentucky's.
Biggest city
- Kentucky's biggest city is Louisville with 640,796 people; Wales's is Cardiff with 372,089.
- Louisville's population is 1.7 times (72%) larger than Cardiff's.
History
- Kentucky: Admitted to the Union on June 1, 1792, as the 15th state.
- Wales: A country within the United Kingdom; formally joined with England by the Laws in Wales Acts of 1536.
- In its current form, Wales is the older of the two by 256 years.
Kentucky vs Wales Economy
GDP
- Kentucky's GDP is $295.4 billion (2024) vs Wales's $89.5 billion.
- Kentucky's economic output is 3.3 times (230%) larger than Wales'.
GDP per capita
- Kentucky: $64,375 per person vs Wales: $28,606.
- Kentucky's GDP per capita is 2.3 times (125%) higher than Wales'.
Official Websites
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